The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,289 - Aug 16 2001

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... diphthong, one third of it American OEDIPUS
24's daughter wasn't worth much ANNA
24's picked painter, parallel to... ELECTRA
An old ram is converted and gets a halo MANDORLA
Article on sex offender following film devotee of 24, 23 down or 10? PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Blow that could be shot CUFF
Canary, one that sang tenor parrot-fashion? LANZAROTE
Cut little city very hard SEVERELY
Drink fizzy pop with port in the Middle East ALEPPO
Lazy fellow covering Near East turmoil that could have scandalised Bohemia IRENE
Liberal caterer left men cured with treatment CLEMENT
Lights of mine make out my lad as Vice-President DAVYLAMPS
Long-tailed duck grasps broken pipe, getting disfigured HARELIPPED
Lost lord retained one right in long-standing quarrel with painter LUCIAN
More expensive hairdo keeping jumper on top floor? UPPERROOM
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Old weapons ensure cattle are outside a pound HALBERDS
Pole imprisoned by German in Salad Days? JUNG
Release in chamber for Italian writer and politician in robes DECOMPRESS
Saw contest, got married VIEWED
Scot cut short a holy man with a wife and mother of 12 JOCASTA
See 13 and 21 ADLER
See 22 and 21down FREUD
Solver's dead - died after setter - here are their spirits METHYLATED
Student arrives on wrong day - he comes to the queen as a music maker LARRY
Summons man to squirm? WRITHE
Teacher in black first put up with mockery IRRISION
Turn a little - my turn at last ULTIMATELY
Weapon that needs ironing, would you say? KRIS
Welsh mouth to Breton river? There's freakishness for you! ABERRANCE